Casino openings

World Casino News works hand in hand with the World Casino Directory to bring you news and details about casino properties that have received regulatory approval, a license, and are scheduled to open. The news follows each property's progress from the drawing board to the golden shovel, topping off ceremony, and grand opening.

The dates may change in the Coming Soon section due to construction delays, regulatory matters, or roadblocks created by competitors or community leaders. Follow your favorite new casino's path to opening by staying on top of Casino Project Updates as well as Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Las Vegas Sands Submits Zoning Application For Proposed NY Casino

Las Vegas Sands, an American casino and resort company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is very serious about a proposed New York casino-resort which will be located in Nassau County, Long Island. Relatedly, a zonin...

Foxwoods Opens Pequot Woodlands Casino and Brings Wahlburgers Brand by End August 2023

Foxwoods Resort Casino, operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, announced that it will soon open its new casino facility in the Grand Pequot Concourse in Connecticut. The opening of  the brand new Pequot Woo...

PAGCOR Privatization Expected to Bring $1.1Billion to the Philippines; POGOs Facing License Revocation

The privatization of a chain of the state-owned casinos proposed by Pagcor's Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco and approved by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is expected to raise PHP60 billion (US...

Station Casinos Begins Hiring Process For Upcoming Opening Of Durango Casino & Resort

With the Durango Casino & Resort set to open in just three months and with the finishing touches currently underway, the owner of said casino-resort, Station Casinos, has revealed that they're now looking t...

PAGCOR Seeking Privatization By 2025 To Split Regulator and Operator Roles

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is undertaking efforts to privatize 45 of its casinos by the third quarter of 2025, as reported by CNN. As the regulator's chair announced during the nat...

New Hotel-Casino Construction Project In Manila Arrives At Roof Level

In its second quarter 2023 earnings report submitted with the Philippine Stock Exchange on August 14, Suntrust Resort Holdings Inc. the company listed behind the new Philippines US$1.1 billion casino and hotel ...

Ellinikon Mega Casino Project Put On Hold As Banks Ask For Additional Investments

The development of a mega casino project in Ellinikon, Greece, projected to make around  EUR 6 billion over 30 years is facing difficulties. As reported by the Greek City Times (GCT), the investors Hard Rock an...

The Star Sydney Negotiates Gaming Tax Rates to Generate AU$10 Million For The State in 2024

Australian casino giant Star Entertainment Group has negotiated an agreement with the New South Wales (NSW) state government to have the full implementation of poker machine duty rates in the operator's casinos...
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Polson Officials Approve Tribal Land Annexation, Casino to Be Separated from Resort

Polson, a city in Montana, is getting a new casino, and it will be situated on the west side of the city, near U.S. Highway 93. It is decided that the new 25,000-square-foot casino will be built after the Polso...

Rocksino By Hard Rock Deadwood Celebrated Its Grand Opening On August 8, 2023

The unique Rocksino by Hard Rock Deadwood celebrated its grand opening on August 8. In the heart of the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota, this first-of-its-kind facility in the Hard Rock Internationa...

Galaxy Entertainment To Open Andaz Macau Next Month

Galaxy Entertainment, the parent company of Galaxy Casino S.A., has revealed that it will officially open its newest hotel, Andaz Macau, on September 15 of this year. In addition, the said hotel, which is a Hya...
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Golden Nugget Danville Casino Finally Opened, Huge Ceremony Held

Golden Nugget Danville Casino is finally open! Many city officials, various state representatives, and a range of casino executives were invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held to celebrate the off...

Greg Carlin Submits Proposal To Open First Charitable Gaming Casino In Rochester

It was recently reported that Greg Carlin, principal of New England Gaming and Consulting LLC, has submitted a proposal to the City of Rochester to open a charitable gaming casino at Lilac Mall, a shopping mall...